Rex, Jets skip film, move past Cincy debacle

So, when he and his Jets gathered Monday morning after being embarrassed 49-9 by the Cincinnati Bengals, Ryan decided to skip the team film review.

"Anybody that was on the sideline or played in that game knows what happened," Ryan said. "We got our butts kicked and there's no two ways about it."

Normally, the players gather with the coaches in the film room and go over everything that went right and wrong, and what needs to improve during that week in practice. Instead, the players received their grade sheets and were sent on their way.

"For us to sit in there, go over it again when we know exactly what happened," Ryan said, "I thought it would be more beneficial just to move on to New Orleans, get a start on them, and that's exactly what we did."

The Saints are the next opponent for the roller-coaster Jets (4-4), who haven't won — or lost — consecutive games this season.

Ryan and the Jets were already focusing on the high-powered offense of the Saints, whom the coach mistakenly said are 7-1 instead of 6-1.

"Shoot," Ryan said, smiling. "If that's not foreshadowing."

Truth is, many players were planning on watching the game film either alone or with other teammates or coaches. Rookie quarterback Geno Smith, who had two interceptions returned for touchdowns Sunday, viewed the game with quarterbacks coach David Lee.

"I'm the type of guy that's always going to put it behind me because you can't get it back," Smith said. "It's come and gone. As bad as I want to take some of those throws back, to have some of those plays back, you can't get them back.

"So, you've got to move on from it."

Smith was hoping to build off a mostly solid performance in the Jets' win over New England last week. Instead, the Jets were in an early 14-0 hole that became 28-6 by halftime.

"Usually, you can stop the bleeding, but it just seemed like that day it was tough," Ryan said. "We needed a tourniquet and we couldn't find one."

Smith finished 20-of-30 for 159 yards and the two picks, giving him three interceptions returned for scores in the past two games.